Using the Examples & Explanations pedagogy and FITS (Funds,
Intentions, and Title)—an original tool for understanding the complexities of
California Community Property—Charlotte Goldberg presents an
effective and timely overview of California’s community property system.
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FITS (Funds, Intentions, and Title)—a class-tested, unique tool for
determining, under California law, whether marital property is to be
considered community or separate property
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The FITS acronym helps students to understand the roles that funds,
intentions, and titles play in characterizing property as either
separate or community
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the proven-effective Examples & Explanations pedagogy combines
straightforward introductions with well-written examples and explanations that
apply concepts, reinforce learning, and test understanding of material covered
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meticulous treatment of joint titles and reimbursement, featuring
examples thoroughly illustrating all possible scenarios, including
retroactivity
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coverage of tangible and intangible property, such as businesses,
educational degrees, goodwill, and pensions
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premarital agreements and recent amendments to the Premarital
Agreement Act
Updated throughout and with many new examples, the Third Edition features:
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Updated treatment of Transmutation--including a new case re Trust
Agreements/Wills.
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Domestic Partnerships--A new case that contradicts another Court of Appeal
decision re "putative" domestic partnerships.
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Updated to reflect the current legal status of same-sex marriages.
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Transfer of Real Property to a Bona Fide Purchaser: A new, controversial
case on the applicable title presumption
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Putative Spouse: A new case on the rights of a Good Faith/Bad Faith Spouse
Designed and written for the needs of students, Examples & Explanations:
California Community Property, now in a Third Edition, combines the
time-tested E&E pedagogy with a class-tested tool of analysis that makes an
enormous difference in the depth and quality of students’ understanding of
California community property law.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Community Chameleon: How Property Can Be Changed by Agreement
Chapter 3. Evidentiary Presumptions
Chapter 4. Let Me Call It Mine, Yours, or Ours: The Role of Title in
Characterization of Property
Chapter 5. The Tangible and the Intangible: Classification of Specific Types
of Property
Chapter 6. Who Has the Power? Management and Control of Community Property
Chapter 7. What If We Have Debts? Creditors’ Rights and the Community
Chapter 8 How Do I Leave Thee? Division at Divorce
Chapter 9. Until Death Do Us Part? Division at Death
Chapter 10. Quasi-Community Property
Chapter 11. Putative or Partners: Problems That Arise When Couples Are Not
Married
Chapter 12. Domestic Partnerships
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Index
